Ice-cream-can holder for freezers and ice-cream cabinets



July 29, 1930. EMIG ET AL 1,771,883

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BESSIE M. EMIG AND WILLIAM G. DOBBS, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK IcE-cnnAM-cen HOLDER non raasznits nn ICE-CREAM CABINETS Application filed August 23, 1928. Serial No. 301,558., I

This invention relates to an ice cream.

freezer structure and pertains particularly to a holder designed tohold a plurality of canswhich in cross sect onal design form a segment of a cylinder, maintaining a number 7 ly spaced relation so that a free circulation.

of the refrigerant therebetween will be permitted at all times tomaintain the contents of the cans in the proper condition of firmness.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not con-' fined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawings but may be changed or modified so long as'such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan View of the can holding structure embodying the present invention and showing one of the cans used therewith in position;

Figure 2 is a sectional viewtaken substantially upon the line 22 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 1 indicates aportion of a cabinet provided with the structure 2 which constitutes our invention.

In order to provide means whereby a large quantity of ice cream be stored in an ice cream cabinet in a space slightly larger than the space at present employed for the reception of a five gallon can of cream, we

provide a plain or perforated cylinder 3 which 7 is arranged in upright position in the ice or brine cabinet, which cylinder has positioned therein aplurality of perforated or plain receptacles 4: arranged in nested relation with in the cylinder in the manner shown in Fig: ure 1. The receptacles 4' are preferably of triangular cross sectional design, havingtw0 straight sides 5 and the arcuate outer wall or side dwliich connects the straight sides in the manner shown.

In forming the-receptacles in'thesubstantially'triangular shape described, it is possible-to nest thesame so that theywill form a substantially cylindrical body'which into the perforated cylinder 3'.

- Each of the receptacles 4; is of a sizeto' receive an ice cream can of a substantially five gallon capacity, the cans being, of course,

of the same cross sectional design as the receptacles in which they are placed.

In order to permit the refrigerating medium to pass freely about each of the ice cream cans, one of which is shown in position in one of the receptacles and is indicated by the numeral 7 the opposed straight faces or walls of the receptacles are maintained in slightly spaced relation to provide the channel or passage 8 therebetween. Any suitable means may be employed for maintaining the receptacles in this spaced relation as for example, attaching. bands or straps 9 may be used to connect the arcuate walls with the surrounding cylinder 3.

I WVhile our present description has been confined to the use of receptacles of'such form that when three are placed together in nested relation, a substantially cylindrical structure results, it is,'of course to be understood that we do not wish'to confine ourselves to such structure for it is obvious that two, four or morecans and holding receptacles may will fit be seen that an ice cream cabinet provided with two openings of slightly larger size than the openings employed in thepresent cabinets for the reception of live gallon cream cans may be substituted for six of the present cabinet openings, three cream cans being accessible through each of the two openings.

While we are aware of the fact that a number of nested receptacles of triangular cross sectlonal design have been previously employed in various capacities, as for. example,

in cooking receptacles or the like, the use of a plurality of such perforated or plain receptacles held in spaced relation in an ice cream cabinet cylinder, each designed to re ceive a similarly formed ice cream can, has

not before been known or used, therefore,

, What we claim is 2- an ice creamfreezer structure, a plurality of"perforated receptacles formed to setup, when arranged in nested relation, a'

substantially cylindrical body, an imperferate recept-acle formed to snugly fit within each ofsaid perforated receptacles, and means for maintaining said perforated receptacles in relatively closely spaced relation for permitting the'free circulation of a refrigerant therebetween. I,

. 2. In an ice cream freezer structure ofthe character described,a cylinder, a plurality of perforate receptacles of substantially triangular cross-sectional design, adaptedto be nested in said cylinder to form a cylindrical compartmental body, means for maintaining the adjacent faces of said triangular receptacles in spaced relation, means for maintaining said receptacles spaced from the wall of V the surrounding cylinder, and an imperforate receptacle of substantially triangular crosssectional design adapted to snuglyposition in each of said perforated receptacles.

3. An ice cream freezer structure, comprising anjouter receptacle, a perforate receptacle mounted uprightly in the first mentioned receptacle, a plurality of perforated receptacles nested in the first mentioned perforated receptacle and formed to conform to the shape thereof when so nested, means for maintaining the nested perforated receptacles in spaced relation with one another and with respect to the encasing perforated receptacle, and imperforate receptacles formed to snugly posltion in the nested receptacles, V

In testimony whereof we hereunto affix our signatures. .7 i

BESSIE M. EMIG. v WVILLIAM G. DOBBS. 

